My guess is that TiVo Desktop as we know it is being done in, obsolete. I expect a new app that is compatible with Windows 8 and TiVo Stream to replace it. Added that the current download requires a patch.

Leaving Android users and Windows 7 and earlier in the lurch unless you already have it. I hope those of us with the TiVo Plus Key get a free upgrade to whatever... Afterall we loyally contributed!

Just to be certain I'm burning a copy with patch along with a doc with my key.

My guess is that TiVo Desktop as we know it is being done in, obsolete. I expect a new app that is compatible with Windows 8 and TiVo Stream to replace it. Added that the current download requires a patch.

Leaving Android users and Windows 7 and earlier in the lurch unless you already have it. I hope those of us with the TiVo Plus Key get a free upgrade to whatever... Afterall we loyally contributed!

Just to be certain I'm burning a copy with patch along with a doc with my key.

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The current TiVo Desktop runs on my Windows 8 machine without any issues.

I always preferred kttmg anyway so it's not a big deal for a lot of folks. You gotta love third party apps.

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A lot of the 3rd party apps still require TiVo Desktop because it installs the DirectShow filter required to decrypt .tivo files. So if TiVo Desktop goes away then those 3rd party apps are going to lose a lot of their functionality.

Sure there is tivodecode, but it doesn't work right with the newer TS format use for Premiere units.

If TiVo Desktop goes away then .tivo support in VideoReDo, and most other 3rd party apps, is going to die.

I chatted with TiVo support today to clarify the June 5th deadline. Here is the chat:

James: Hi, my name is James. Are you an existing customer?
TiVo Customer: Yes I am.
James: I can definitely help you with your questions! With whom am I chatting with today?
TiVo Customer: John
James: What can I assist you with today, John?
TiVo Customer: When looking at downloading TiVo Desktop for PC I noticed that there is a note that it must be downloaded by June 5, 2013. What happens after June 5th?
James: That is simply in reference to the discount on Desktop Plus.
TiVo Customer: Okay, thanks. That makes sense. Have a nice day and thanks for your time.

And I also think it will be a product that has the option to leverage the TiVo Stream and allow the user to stream recorded content directly to a computer - similar to the functionality available on the IOS mobile platform.

I do not expect to see a "Metro" version of the app. This would be fully backword compatable, in other words a full desktop version of the software.